Lerner And Loewe's Camelot Analysis

The musical production of Lerner and Loewe’s “Camelot”, directed by Michael McFadden, took place at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center at two o’clock in the afternoon on November 8, 2014. I chose to see this production because the tickets were included with the tuition for my online theater class. I recently moved to Tennessee from Washington DC and had never seen a production at this particular theatre. My initial impression of the theatre was delightful. I felt a warm and comfortable feeling as I entered into the theatre lobby. I was extremely surprised that the theatre allowed food and beverages into the area where the production was taking place, as I have never been to a theatre that allowed that. I thought at first it would be distracting, but was pleasantly surprised to find it was not. The theatre was a typical proscenium style, “a rectangular-roomed theatre with a proscenium arch separating the audience on one end from the stage at the other” (Cohen, G-8). My seat was in the balcony, which was a new experience for me as I have always sat orchestra level. It was interesting to have a different perspective of the theatre from the balcony level. The house was almost completely full. Most of the …show more content…
The stage had very minimal props, which I thought worked well with the scene. I do not like it when there are so many stage props that it distracts from the actors and their performances. Merlyn, played by Mark Poppleton, was a wizard and King Arthur’s tutor. Merlyn was trying to convince Arthur, who he also calls Wart, to climb down and face his future. Merlyn has seen the future and knows that he has little time left with Arthur. Merlyn tries to warn Arthur about his future, but does not have enough time to make Arthur understand what the future holds for him and